June 2016 Babies

Organic baby formula?

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mrsz16 wrote:

I'm still breastfeeding, but my supply has dropped so I've had to start supplementing. My SIL goes on and on about organic baby formula and how other stuff has sugar in it and my baby shouldn't have it

Then my daycare lady pointed out that corn syrup is one of the ingredients and now I feel bad about not giving my baby organic formula. I'm not really an organic person, and I feel the stuff I buy is fine. It's enfamil, the regular stuff.

I'm not sure that the sugar content has anything to do with whether it's organic or not. Organic foods are made without pesticides or gmo's, etc. If you don't care, then don't worry about it. My family eats mostly organic and when we can't we use the most natural food we can. If you are worried about sugar content, just compare nutrition information on the labels. I personally prefer organic for my baby even if I don't always eat it myself. Do a little research into organics and see if that influences you. I think your baby will be okay either way.

My label for Earth's Best Organic formula has "organic corn syrup" listed as the first ingredient! Whoever told you organic doesn't contain sugar is clearly mistaken. The only difference is in how the ingredients are treated so if you're not bothered by inorganic then go for the regular stuff. Honestly, we went with that one because the sensitive sits better with our LO then the Similac version.

Enfamil is a great quality formula that millions of babies have drank and done awesome on for years and years. Enfamil also does a lot of research into pediatric and infant nutrition so you know the formula you are giving baby has been researched for years. You're doing great and you have made a good choice. If your baby is happy on that formula, stick to it and tell your sil to suck your butt.

Organic vs non organic doesn't matter as much as the ingredients in them. Lactose is the preferred sweetened for formula because it is closest to breastmilk. Palm oil is a debatable ingredient but is in almost every formula. I use organic Baby's Only Whey Protein that is 100% sweetened with lactose and does not have palm oil. Look out for glucose syrup solids which is a fancy name for corn syrup. Not a good sweetener. Carrageenan is another ingredient to avoid, it is an additive that helps stabilize liquids and is banned from European formulas and has been linked to intestinal inflammation and colon tumors in animals. Maltodextrin is another sweetener derived from corn and potatoes that's not ideal. DHA derived from algae is controversial and earths best gets their DHA from this process. There are also some synthetic nutrients that are not ideal and banned in the EU such as lutein, lycopene, taurine, l-carnitine and nucleotides.

We initially used a similac generic organic and it made my son very constipated. We switched to the Baby's Only Whey Protein and he's so much better and the smell of the formula is actually pleasant.

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